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1 online resource (180 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Originally published in 2004 by the Haworth Press. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Human Despair and Comic Transcendence; The Paradoxes of Humor and the Burdens of Despair; Lift Up Your Hearts: Humour and Despair in Later Life; Humour: A Way to Transcendence in Later Life?; Dementia, Identity, and Spirituality; Ways of Studying Religion, Spirituality, and Aging: The Social Scientific Approach; Spiritual and Pastoral Care Approaches for Helping Older Adults with Depression; 'Just Because I Can't Remember . . .' Religiousness in Older People with Dementia. |
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Hope Rising Out of Despair: The Spiritual Journey of Patients Admitted to a HospiceNon-Speech Based Pastoral Care: A Pastoral Care Program for Aged Care Residents with Little or No Ability to Speak; Index. |
| Summary |
Humor expresses a certain heroic defiance in the face of life's most challenging experience and provides a valuable resource for the celebration of life and the divine comedy of faith, hope, and love. From the book chapter by Melvin A. Kimble, PhD Studies have shown that as many people age, their spirituality deepens. Spirituality of Later Life: On Humor and Despair explores the challenges faced by those in later life and the use of humor for self-transcendence to achieve greater strength and deeper spirituality. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Older people -- Religious life -- Congresses.
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Older people -- Religious life. |
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Older people -- Pastoral counseling of -- Congresses.
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Older people. |
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Wit and humor -- Religious aspects -- Congresses.
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Wit and humor -- Religious aspects. |
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Despair -- Religious aspects -- Congresses.
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Despair -- Religious aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Mackinlay, Elizabeth.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Spirituality of Later Life. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012 9780789027313 |
| ISBN |
9781317955085 (electronic book) |
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1317955080 (electronic book) |
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9781315864563 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1315864568 (e-book ; PDF) |
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9780789027313 9780789027320 0789027313 (alkaline paper) 0789027321 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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